AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 82, 7 April 1913, Page 8

AQUATICS.

N.Z. POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION. CHALLENGE RACES. The New Zealand Power Boat Association held challenge races on Saturday for the. seven, eight, and nine knot I .championship pennants. The flagship was I the launch Kirita, whose owner, Mr. W. H. Worrall, acted as judge, while Messrs. W. It. Twigg and Watson were timekeepers. The following are the results:— linder Nine Knots.—Media (E. Leitoy), starting time 2h 4Sm 20s, finishing time 3h 31m 535, time occupied 43m 335, 1; Doreen (J. Wilson), 2h 4-Sm 20s, 3h 32m Is, 4Sm 41s, 2. Owing to some misunderstanding between the contestants in this race both agreed to have the race re-run at a future date.. Under Eight Knots.—Kotiri (C. H. Dryland), 2h n.'m LMrf, 3h 42m 4Bs, jOoi 16i, 1; l.'ouiitpfs IK. A. KJsecmiibe). 21i 52m S'js, r,h ::«m -H*. mm ids, 2. Under Kr.v.c:i Knots.—Pastime (H. Bach), .'iii 2m libs, 41i Oin Us. 57m 3!>.-\ l; ('nmulian (A. J. Boll), 3b 2m 325, lh 0m UN. 37m 41)8. The award of pennant ..i this race Is lo he held over till the comniiitoi' iif the Association meets ou We.incsday night lies!.. Subsequent to the running of the other i races, Mr J. Reid's Regal made an attempt I to lower her own best time for launches iv I her class. She put up a very smart perI furmnme, nreakin? 13 knots' and 'finish t: iv 25min. 21sec, with 39sec to spare. Her CUMiuu r:m quite smoothly thro.jgbout tinrace, and the fast little craft was particularly wel! handled.

J RICHMOND CRUISING CLUB.

1 ■ The Richmond Cruising Club held Its third race of the season to Rocky Bay on Saturday afternoon, the course being direct from Ponsonby wharf, keeping outside nil fairway marks, including the buoy off Urown'E Island. The following are the results of the racing:— Class I.—Emerald, time occupied, 5b 27m 6s; Varuna, 5h 27m 40s; Sadie, oh 28m 20s; Speedwell, oh 28m 15s: Lina, Oh 42m ss. On corrected times, Speedwell is first, , Varuna second, aud Emerald third. Emerald led at the start, hut Sadie got into the lead after a short distance had been covered. .At the Moan Rock Emerald again ! drew ahead, and held her place till the iluish. Class ll.—Ngaira, time occupied 5h 12m •'"•s; Hetty, Bh 23m Ms; Sylvia, 5h 23m 4(Js; Arcadia. T.h 2Cm 50s; Valrosa, 5h 32m los. On corrected times, the Ngaira, Hetty and Sylvia are first, second, and third, respectively.

DEVONPORT YACHT CLUB.

RACE TO PUTIKI BAY. The Devonport Yacht Clnb held a cruislug race to l'utikl Bay on Saturday afternoon. The competitors included a "unniber of flrst-ciass yachts, and an excellent race resulted. Taking advantage of the strong S.W. breeze, the Ariki soon got ahead, and maintained her lead all the way. The , Torangi crossed the finishing line close beI hind, and wo;«i have been closer had she not lost a couple' of minutes at the etart. On corrected times, the result was:—Arikl 1, Maraugi 2, Kotiri 3.

NORTH SHORE CRUISING CLUB.

GENERAL UANDICAP._ The North Shore Yacht Club's general I ; handicap, which fell through on March 20. was re-sailed on Saturday, the course, ! being from: Starting line opposite Stanley] jetty, round Kaipara buoy. Point Rcsolu-1 tion buoy, buoy oS Stanley Point, twice round, finishing across starting line. fThe, start was a fairly close one, Mowal. Welcome Jack. Calypso, aud Mistrel being In j the lead, -in that order. The following are the results:— Ethel, « mm handicap, finishing time 5h 10m 11s, corrected time oh 4m 11s; I Calypso (13m) oh 10m 475, 4h 57m 475;, I Thistle (llnil 3h llm 12s. 5h 0m 12s; Val-1 I flora ("2m) 5h 10m lls. 4h 47m lls; Scout (15m) 5h 10m 455. 5h 4m 455: Zoe (22m) r.h 22m 525, s!i 0m 525; Hilda (32m) sb. 23m 28s, 4h 53m 2Ss; All Red (30m) 5h 31m 13s, oh lm 15s: Nsarb (34m) 5h 33m Is. 4h 50m Is: Eona (33m) 3h 33m Jls, 4h 5Sm lls; Mowal (32m) oil 33in 40s, 5h lm 40s; Welcome Jack (3nvn) oh 36m ss. 4h 57m ss; Mistral (41m) oh 43m 255, oh 2m 255. Mam. Dulcle, Atangata, Sceptre, and Tamure did. not finish. On corrected times, Valdora Is first, Hilda second, Welcome Jack, third, Calypso fourth, Edna fifth," and Ngaro slsth. SOWING. WEST END DOUBLE SCULLS. FOR MTt CATO'S TROPHIES. At the West End boathquse on Saturday a most enjoyable series of doubleI sculliug trulls, lur trupluus presented Dy ilr C. H. Oito, was got otf, under admirable conditions of weather and tide. Following are details of the racing:— •First Round.— V. H. l J iper aud N. Cato beat C. Massey and J. Stewart by a length; A. Blakey aud A. Jcrrotu beat L. Koss aud If. Carter by .lialf-a-length; 1 , . Sheppard and J. Dawes beat B. and W. liuox by a length aud a-lialf; J. H. Bigelow aud W. l'nckett beat W. ilassey and S. Dawson by a length; W. O. Carlaw and ■C. Neary beat A. Ca.rlaw and T. Swift by six inches; C. Kae and W. Cowley beat S. Cole and H. Bell by three-quarters of a length; Keane and K. Todd, a bye. Second Round. —Sheppard and Dawes beat Piper and Cato by haif-a-canvas; Bigelow and Prdckett beat Blakey and Jerrom by two lengths: W. -Carlaw and Neary beat Keaue and Todd by half-a-leugth; Rae and Cowley a bye.

Keml-flnal.— Sheppard and Dawes beat Bigelow and Prickett by a length; Carlaw and Neary beat Rae and Cowley by a length.

Final.—R. Sheppard and J. Dawcs beat W. Carlaw and C. Neary by α-quarter ol a length.

NORTH SHORE CLUB.

PAIR-OAR TRIALS. The North Shore Rowing Club started a series of pair-oar trials on the Cheltenham Beach course on Saturday afternoon, when Ihe members rolled up in force, and provided some exciting and particnlarly enjoyable racing. T>he committee very wisely divided the competitors into two grades, thus providing very much better contests and a more even display of form. Trophies for the A grade were presented by Mr. A. Gee, and for the B grade by Mr. B. Lane, both gentlemen being keen supporters of the Club in Devonport. Following are details of the racing:— A GRADE. First Round.—B. Fowler and Rutledge beat K. Bennett and E. Harrey, Mcllwraith and S. BeEoett beat P. Weston and R. Harvey, Wolfgramm and H. Taylor beat S. Weston and H. Grubb, R. Spinley and G. Bailey rowed a dead heat with E. Bailey and L. Cliff, D. Law and Bowley beat G. Seagar and Gilmoiir. ■Second Round. —Mcllwraith and S. Bennett beat Fowler and Butledge. ' Third Bound.—Law and Bowley teat Wolfgrani and Taylor. In this round McTlwraitU ana S. Bennett have to meet Spinley and G. Bailey, and Law and Bowley will meet the winners. B GRADE. First Round.—Paul and Gallagher beat SlcMahon and BaskervUle, Follas and Emer ali beat Tilton and Canlette, H. Bailey and Faulkner beat Dawson and Garland, H. Jenkins and Smith beat F. Best and I>avern, Kessell and BaskervUle, (sab) beat Haddon and Clayton, Tilton (sub) and tockwood drew a bye. Second Bcraml.—Paul and Gallagher beat Tilton and Lockwood, Follas and Emerall beat Bailey and Faulkner. Third Bound. —Paul and Gallagher have to meet Jenkins and. Smith, Follas and Enteral! -will meet Kessell 'and Basfcerrille^